Ancient History and Classics Major

The Ancient History and Classics major requires at least 31 major credit hours (28 credit hours of required courses and 3 credit hours of electives). Students must also complete a prerequisite Greek language sequence or Latin language sequence. All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.

*Note: (H) indicates that an Honors version of the course fulfills the requirement as well.

Students are invited to construct a major program with emphasis upon Greek and/or Latin language and selected courses in Greek and/or Roman history. 
 

Prerequisites (13 credit hours - does not count toward total major credit hours)

Greek 1101 - Elementary Ancient Greek I (5)

Greek 1102 - Intermediate Ancient Greek I (5)

Greek 1103 - Intermediate Ancient Greek II

        OR

Latin 1101 - Elementary Latin I (5)

Latin 1102 - Intermediate Latin I (5)

Latin 1103 - Intermediate Latin II
 

Required Courses in Greek and/or Latin (12 credit hours)

At least 4 courses (12 credit hours) in Greek and/or Latin at or above the 2000-level.

Greek 2101 - Attic Prose

Greek 2102 - Homer

Greek 2103 - Greek Historians

Greek 2104 - Greek Tragedy

Greek 2110 - The Greek New Testament

Greek 5011 - Greek Epic

Greek 5012 - Greek Lyric, Iambos, Elegy

Greek 5013 - Greek Historians

Greek 5014 - Greek Drama

Greek 5015 - Greek Oratory and Rhetorical Theory

Greek 5016 - Readings in Greek Philosophy

Greek 5017 - Later Greek Prose

Greek 5030 - Special Topics in Greek Literature

Greek 5797 - Study at a Foreign Institution (1-9)

Latin 2101 - Cicero

Latin 2102 - Vergil

Latin 2103 - Roman Historians

Latin 2104 - Ovid

Latin 2105 - Latin Lyric

Latin 2106 - Roman Comedy

Latin 5011 - Roman Epic Poetry

Latin 5012 - Roman Lyric and Erotic Poetry

Latin 5013 - Roman Historians

Latin 5014 - Roman Drama

Latin 5015 - Roman Oratory and Rhetorical Theory

Latin 5016 - Roman Philosophy

Latin 5017 - Roman Satire and Novel

Latin 5018 - Post-Classical Latin

Latin 5030 - Special Topics in Latin Literature

Latin 5797 - Study at a Foreign Institution (1-9)
 

Required Courses in History (12 credit hours)

At least 4 courses (12 credit hours) in History (Ancient History) at or above the 2000-level.

History 2201(H) - Ancient Greece and Rome

History 2202 - Introduction to Medieval History

History 2205 - Themes in the History of Western Civilization, Prehistory to 1600

History 2210 - Classical Archaeology

History 2211 - The Ancient Near East

History 2212 - War in the Ancient Mediterranean World

History 2213 - The Ancient Mediterranean City

History 2214 - Everyday Life in Greece and Rome

History 3210 - Archaic Greece

History 3211 - Classical Greece

History 3212 - Hellenistic Greece

History 3215 - Sex and Gender in the Ancient World

History 3220 - The Rise of the Roman Republic

History 3221 - Rome from the Gracchi to Nero

History 3223 - The Later Roman Empire

History 3225 - Early Byzantine Empire

History 3226 - Later Byzantine Empire

History 3228 - Religion and Society in Late Antiquity

History 3229 - History of Early Christianity

History 3230 - History of Medieval Christianity

History 4210 - Greek History

History 4211 - Roman History

History 4212 - Late Antiquity

History 4213 - Byzantine History

History 4215 - Seminar in Greek History

History 4216 - Seminar in Roman History

History 4217 - Seminar in Late Antiquity

History 4218 - Seminar in Byzantine History
 

Senior Required Course (4 credit hours)

Classics 4999(H) - Thesis Research
 

Electives (3 credit hours)

The remaining 1 course (3 credit hours) is chosen in consultation with the major advisor from Classics courses at or above the 2000-level, or appropriate courses in Greek, Latin, History (Ancient History), History of Art (Greek, Roman, or Byzantine), or Philosophy (Ancient Philosophy).
Please run your Degree Audit Report in Buckeye Link to view courses that meet the elective course major requirements.